"Hmm... Hahaha, they really escaped without me even noticing. Oh well..."
When the smoke cleared, Garp realized he had lost track of Luo Chen and the other person. He scratched his head, smiled, and said...
" Vice Admiral Garp, my fiancée, Miss Catherine, has been taken away by that man named Luo Chen. Please bring them back immediately..."
Just as Garp gave up the pursuit of Luo Chen and returned to the ground, Orange came over and gave him orders.
"Hmm!! What, since she was willing to leave with Luo Chen, and now we've lost track of them, do you expect me to keep chasing after them?"
Aren't you afraid that guy will come back and hunt you down? I'm staying here for your safety, Saint Orange.
Besides, my duty is only to protect your safety; I have no obligation to arrest anyone else.
Garp turned his gaze to him and said calmly, Garp not wanting to continue the pursuit, so he used this excuse to stop him.
"Hmph... you wretched old dog, what did you think I was doing all this time, speaking to you with such politeness?"
You just wait, I'll find a teacher to train with when I get back, and see if you dare to be so disrespectful to me again...
And Catherine and that man named Luo Chen, you're all the same, just you wait.
Hearing that Garp had rejected his request without giving him any face, Orange was filled with rage. He had never been so eager to become stronger. He clenched his fists and thought to himself.
"Hey, Miss Catherine, are you really sure about this?"
After taking Catherine away, on the way to the port, Luo Chen turned back to Catherine, who was traveling with him, and asked her a question.
"What? You said you've made a decision?"
Catherine didn't understand him at first and asked in return.
"I mean, have you really decided to betray the Navy and go to sea with me, even if it means having a bounty on your head?"
Luo Chen expressed his meaning completely.
"Heh, at this point, do I even have a choice? But what about you? Why did you take such a huge risk to rescue me? My brother's influence doesn't seem to be that great, does it? Tell me, what are you up to?"
Catherine gave a self-deprecating laugh and replied with a wry smile, then asked Luo Chen what his purpose was in doing this.
"Hahaha, your brother is definitely partly to blame."
He taught me the complete Six Powers, and then entrusted you to me, asking me to protect your safety.
And from the moment I saw you, I decided that no matter what you say, I would bring you onto my ship as my first mate.
At that time, I was thinking about how to persuade you, but I never expected that the Celestial Dragons's actions would be such a great help to me."
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen chuckled and then, without intending to hide anything, directly told her his initial thoughts.
"Aren't you being honest? Aren't you afraid I'll reject you now?"
Upon hearing this, Catherine rolled her eyes at him while performing Geppo, and said...
"It's alright. If we don't explain it now, there might be some misunderstandings later, which is why I'm explaining the reason to you directly."
You can refuse me if you want; I've already repaid your brother's favor anyway.
So, tell me your decision now!
Luo Chen didn't care whether Catherine would lower her opinion of him because of this. On the contrary, he felt it was better to clarify things now so that there would be no more resentment in the future.
"Can I think about it first? My mind is a mess right now, and I can't give you the answer you need."
After thinking for a moment, Catherine responded to Luo Chen with a pleading look in her eyes.
"Alright, then you must give me the answer when we reach the port. I don't have that much time to wait for you..."
Luo Chen thought about it for a moment, then gave her some time to consider, but not too much, because they didn't have much time left.
Although Garp didn't intend to continue pursuing the two, there was no guarantee that other Marines wouldn't intervene, after all, they had offended the Celestial Dragons, whom they respected most.
Just like in the original Luffy had just finished fighting that Celestial Dragons Saint Charlos when Admiral Kizaru arrived. Now, however, they are both inside headquarters. They have committed such a serious crime that Sengoku cannot handle it without taking action.
"Okay... I understand!!"
Catherine nodded in reply.
The two remained silent throughout the journey, using Geppo to travel towards the port. Soon, they arrived at their destination.
"We've arrived. Have you made up your mind? Do you want to come out to sea with me?"
Upon arriving there, Luo Chen stopped and landed back on the ground, turning to ask Catherine.
"Hmm... I've made up my mind. Since I can't go back to the navy's side anyway, it's not bad to set sail with you..."
Captain Luo Chen, I look forward to your guidance from now on...
Catherine nodded, then said playfully to Luo Chen.
"Alright, then please guide me, First Mate Catherine..."
Upon hearing her answer, Luo Chen finally smiled and replied.
"Alright, now that we've decided to set sail, let's choose a boat as our temporary means of transportation. I think that one is quite good. Let's go there and ask the guards to let us have it."
Luo Chen first turned his gaze to the ships docked in the harbor. After inspecting them, he fixed his eyes on a luxurious giant ship flying a military flag. He turned back and called to Catherine, leading her over.
"Hmm... that works too. This ship is so luxurious, it could be used as our pirate ship."
Catherine initially disagreed with Luo Chen's suggestion; her plan was to secretly infiltrate the warship and have them take the two of them away from the island.
But after seeing the ship clearly, she immediately agreed to his suggestion, because it was the Celestial Dragons's personal vessel that had brought Orange here, and Catherine didn't find anything wrong with it.
"Hmm... Who are you? Get out of here right now! This is the ship of the Celestial Dragons Saint Orange, or don't blame us for capturing you two and sending you to Enies Lobby."
As soon as they stepped onto the deck, they were spotted by two CP0 agents on guard, one of whom stepped forward and sternly reprimanded them.
"Hahaha, of course I know this is Celestial Dragons's ship, that's why I've come here. Would you please hand him over obediently?"
Otherwise, don't make me resort to force to coerce you...
After hearing their scolding, Luo Chen put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly.
"How rude! Now that you know this is Saint Orange's private ship, you still dare to do this? You're courting death! Arrest them immediately!"
Upon hearing this, the man in black who had spoken first was instantly enraged and turned to his companion.